cram
verb (used with object)
to fill (something) by force with more than it can easily hold.
had crammed
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past perfectof cram.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The 600 attendees who had crammed themselves into a D.C. town house that evening were typical Washington creatures: political staffers, journalists, do-gooder nonprofit types.
From Slate ● Dec. 23, 2025
On Tuesday, thousands of Afghans had crammed into trucks and buses and headed to the two key border crossings to return home to avoid arrest and forced deportation.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
In a statement, Ms Boddie's family said she had "crammed more into her life than you would have thought possible".
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2023
Everyone had crammed into the corner of golfers’ heaven to watch Woods play his final hole of an Open Championship taking place here, on his favorite course.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
By midafternoon, seventy-eight thousand people had crammed into the track, more than ten thousand in the infield alone.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
